I have both the original 5/3/1 and the Beyond 5/3/1. I am 43, work a desk job and about to run my 35th cycle of 5/3/1 (life imposed a couple of layoffs over the last five years).

I've been primarily pursuing strength for the last three years and will be preparing for a hike up Kilimanjaro in January, so conditioning is the order of the day.

To that end, I am switching to strength training two days a week and will push conditioning hard on 4 of the 5 off days (primarily weight vest treadmill walking on a steep incline with the occasional session of interval training or barbell complexes).

Anyone run either or both of the 2 day a week templates in Beyond (pages 59 and 70) and have any feedback they would care to share?